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In Episode 49, we talk to native warrior, artist and author Gord Hill, who comes from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation in BC. He is a well-known grassroots native activist and his artwork and writings have been published in various outlets including Briarpatch, Canadian Dimension magazine and Red Rising magazine. Today he talks to us about the importance of native resistance and solidarity with other social movements to effect real social change. For those of you who follow my Youtube series called Reconciliation Book Club, you’ll recall that we reviewed on his books: 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9PKZTTBZWc&t=8s Here is the link to buy his book: https://amzn.to/2vyQ9v5 In addition to that book, he also was the author and illustrator for two comic books: "500 yrs of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book" published in 2010: https://amzn.to/2VLeb0t And "The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic" book originally published in 2012, both by Arsenal Pulp Press: https://amzn.to/2VLeb0t Gord also suggested that we all read the book: Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement (Classics Edition) for more information: https://amzn.to/3czihi1 As promised, here are the links to the Gitdimt'en Yintah Access website: www.yintahaccess.com/ And the Unist'ot'en Camp supporter toolkit for those who want to offer support, including the official link for donations: unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. Nothing in this podcast advocates for violence on Indigenous territories. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at https://www.pampalmater.com Thank you all for your ongoing support! Photo credit: Gord Hill
In Episode 48, we get to hear from warrior woman Christi Belcourt who has been on the ground in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory supporting those engaged in Wet'suwet'en solidarity actions, as an observer, friend and support. Christi is well-known across Turtle Island as an incredible Metis artist, community based artist, environmentalist and advocate for the lands, waters and Indigenous peoples. She shares with us what was happening on the ground at Tyendinaga before and during the arrests. For those keeping up with the chronology of events, we recorded this podcast on Tuesday, Feb.25, 2020. Christi's website can be found here: http://christibelcourt.com/ Here is the link to Real Peoples' Media that Christi mentioned during the interview: https://realpeoples.media/ Gitdimt'en Yintah Access website: www.yintahaccess.com/ Unist'ot'en Camp supporter toolkit for those who want to offer support, including the official link for donations: unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Support for Tyendinaga Mohawks: tyendinagadonations@gmail,com If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com Thank you all for your ongoing support! Photo credit: Christi Belcourt (from her website)
[Intro: 6:56] In this interview, I speak with Indigenous artist, activist the author Gord Hill. We discuss the recent events at the Unist’ot’en Camp on the Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s territory in B.C., Canada, and the wave of solidarity actions that have sprung up across Canada the past several weeks in response to the RCMP’s invasion of their territory. Over the past several weeks, the RCMP has invaded Wet’suwet’en sovereign territory and arrested numerous land defenders, including three Matriarchs — Freda Huson (Chief Howilhkat), Brenda Michell (Chief Geltiy), and Dr. Karla Tait (https://youtu.be/EgfVO6U5QuA) — to enforce an injunction to proceed with the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project through their unceded territory. I ask Gord to update us on the dramatic acts of solidarity that have sprung up around Canada since this invasion began, in particular with the ongoing blockades spearheaded by members of the Mohawk Nation of railroads and roads, shutting down large sectors of the Canadian economy and putting enormous pressure on the Canadian government to carefully reconsider their next steps in this crisis. Citing the Oka Crisis of 1990 (https://youtu.be/ArOIdwcj2w8), Gord provides historical context to the scale and weight of the solidarity actions that have sprung up across the nation, and what is truly at stake in this struggle. Gord Hill, who also goes under the pen name Zig Zag, is a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation along the Northwest Coast. He is an Indigenous activist, author and illustrator of numerous books/graphic novels, including ‘500 Years of Indigenous Resistance,’ ‘The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book,’ ‘The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book,’ and ‘The Antifa Comic Book.’ Episode Notes: - Support the Unist'ot'en Camp: http://unistoten.camp - Read ‘Reconciliation is Dead: A Strategic Proposal’: http://bit.ly/2PdGkcA - Stay up to date with Indigenous, anti-capitalist, and anti-fascist resistance, as well as all the work Gord is doing: https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com - Purchase ‘The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book,’ ‘The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book,’ and ‘The Antifa Comic Book.’ at Arsenal Pulp Press: http://bit.ly/GHArsenalP - Artwork in title card is by Gord Hill. Download: http://bit.ly/3bVnuRf - Audio featured in introduction is from the video ‘Reconciliation Is Dead: RCMP Invade Unist'ot'en Territory’: https://youtu.be/EgfVO6U5QuA - Song featured is “Yus” by Knxwledge from the album TodaysAlreadYesterday.: https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/album/todaysalreadyesterday WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior
Unist'ot'en Camp update, Luno takes a dip in the Goop (in Netflix form), and once again a game studio has no idea how to discuss politics and art. EPIC! BARKING POINT: Pitch an ancient internet ephemera's TV series adaptation. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/103612713076763969 https://yiff.life/@drifa/103614960575157085 https://snouts.online/@BearLion/103615702699921928 https://snouts.online/@Zero_Democracy/103624666720123957 https://snouts.online/@kobi_lacroix/103629200182086231 https://twitter.com/corvusatrox/status/1225768658544230400?s=21 LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: https://twitter.com/UnistotenCamp/status/1226594783482667009 http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit2020/ SPONSORS: Fuzzy Proxy, Gabe Fox, Garglestone, Jake Soot, John Franklin, knightly, Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Linearscrew, Marty, newdarkcloud, & Nik Clarkson Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Airport Lounge" "Jazz Brunch" "Poppers and Prosecco" "Hard Boiled" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog
In Episode 46, Molly Wickham of the Wet'suwet'en Nation joins us again to give us an update about what is happening in Wet'suwet'en territory and the Gidimt'en Yintah Access Camp. They fear that another RCMP invasion in imminent. Here is the link to the Gitdimt'en Yintah Access website: www.yintahaccess.com/ This is the link to the Unist'ot'en Camp supporter toolkit for those who want to offer support, including the official link for donations: unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Here is link to our previous extended interview with Molly where she details the historical context and all the issues: https://soundcloud.com/pampalmater/molly-wickham-on-gitdimten-yintah-access Here is a link to podcast episode 33 where I talked about how the RCMP invasion of Wet'suwet'en territory breached Canada's own so-called "rule of law": https://soundcloud.com/pampalmater/rcmp-invasion-of-wesuweten-territory-breach-of-rule-of-law That was based on an article that I wrote for Canadian Dimension Magazine that can be found here: canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…as-rule-of-law Here is the link to my latest Youtube video about the situation in Wet'suwet'en territory done in solidarity with their calls for the RCMP to leave their lands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efU2_ls_Xac Link to my book: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens, which is a collection of shorter blogs which cover some of the issues raised in this podcast: amzn.to/2PR7NTU Link to a new textbook on "radical politics" where I have a chapter on Indigenous resistance politics: amzn.to/2LuacPe If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com Thank you all for your ongoing support! Photo credit: This photo taken by Betsy Trumpener/CBC and was used with permission of Molly Wickham.
Rochester will host two screenings of the new documentary "Invasion," which highlights the struggles of the Wet'suwet'en people against the construction of a pipeline on their territory. We speak with Jolie Mahan, the organizer of the screenings, to find out more. https://www.facebook.com/events/1502629836568193/ Original air date: 1/10/20
Defectors Episode 10: Respect Existence or Expect Resistance We discuss Episodes 16 through 20 of Star Wars: Resistance and we give updates on the Hambach forest defenders, No More Deaths, Unist'ot'en Camp, and Unicorn Riot. There may or may not be some ranting about the state of the world. Podbean: defectors.podbean.com Website: defectorspodcast.com Twitter: @DefectorsPod Instagram: DefectorsPodcast Email: defectorspodcast@protonmail.com SHOUTOUTS Hambach Forest Defenders Website: hambachforest.org Twitter: @HambiBleibt Other handles to follow for updates: @krahennest @HambiChaos @HambiLluna @ImWinke11 @oaktown1312 Action map of the Hambach Forest: https://hambachforest.org/blog/2019/01/15/new-action-map-of-hambach-forest/ No More Deaths Website: nomoredeaths.org Twitter: @NoMoreDeaths Instagram: nomoredeaths_nomasmuertes Unist'ot'en Camp Website: unistoten.camp Twitter: @unistotencamp Unicorn Riot Website: unicornriot.ninja Twitter: @UR_Ninja The art for this episode was made by Ira. See more of their stuff: Instagram: @tailofacat Twitter: @plantneighbor Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Stars freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creature http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode Thank you Eamon for making our logo! Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists: soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944 Twitter: @Radical_Podcast Like the show? Rate us on iTunes and leave a review!
Defectors Episode 7: Rose to the Occasion Rose and Finn put their fists though this whole lousy, beautiful town; Bob Iger probably has a timeshare on Canto Bight; the new episode of Star Wars: Resistance is so wizard; and the Unist'ot'en Camp defends its land from imperialist industry. Bonus Features: a crust punk Ewok named Pee Jar Binks knows how to protect your squat from cops, and a sitcom pitch for Disney+ Website: defectorspodcast.comPodbean: defectors.podbean.comTwitter: @DefectorsPodInstagram: DefectorsPodcastEmail: defectorspodcast@protonmail.com Let's get more people listening! Tell two people in your life about the show, and use the hashtag #Defect when spreading the word on social media. Like the show? Rate us on iTunes and leave a review! SHOUTOUT: Unist'ot'en Camp Website: unistoten.campTwitter: @unistotencamp Listen to Radical People Podcast's latest episode, "Unceded," about this struggle:https://soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944/unceded We mention Coffee with Comrades twice in this episode so you should probably check them out! Website: coffeewithcomrades.comTwitter: @coffeewithcomrades Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Starsfreemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creaturehttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode Thank you Eamon for making our logo!Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists:soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944Twitter: @Radical_Podcast
On January 7, the RCMP forcibly broke up a checkpoint on the road leading to the Unist’ot’en camp near Houston following an injunction sought by Coastal GasLink. The camp and the checkpoint had been set up to protect the territory from further oil and gas development. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which has been supported by both the provincial and federal government, has several articles that support the actions of the hereditary chiefs on their territories. We speak with Kekinusuqs Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, and adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in business and environmental studies.
On January 7, the RCMP forcibly broke up a checkpoint on the road leading to the Unist’ot’en camp near Houston following an injunction sought by Coastal GasLink. The camp and the checkpoint had been set up to protect the territory from further oil and gas development. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which has been supported by both the provincial and federal government, has several articles that support the actions of the hereditary chiefs on their territories. We speak with Kekinusuqs Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, and adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in business and environmental studies.
This week, Jamie wants to know about pipelines! Why is there always so much drama around building them? What's going on at the Unist'ot'en camp in BC? If you take a bath in oil, will your country have a good economy? If you'd like to help the Unist'ot'en camp directly, you can donate to their legal fund by visiting https://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate/ As always, you can support us by contributing to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/explainittojamie
Today's episode features two interviews about solidarity actions with the Wet'suwet'en people currently defending their sovereignty, their lands and their waters by resisting pipeline construction through their territories. In our first interview we speak with an urban Indigenous organizer about several different solidarity actions on unceded Coast Salish territories in Vancouver and some of the broader context, strategy and motivations behind those actions. Our second interview is with two Mi'kmaq land and water protectors in Unama'ki (so-called Cape Breton) about a solidarity action that shut down the Canso Causeway, related struggles against resource extraction throughout Mi'kma'ki, and some of the broader context and motivations behind those struggles as well. Many different solidarity actions have taken place across this territory and around the world - too many to count! Actions and demonstrations have continued to flare up throughout so-called Canada - we encourage you to participate in solidarity actions happening in your area, and if it doesn't seem like anything is happening where you are, grab some friends and organize your own action! This is not over. Solidarity actions and further updates and info: We support the Unist'ot'en and Wet'suwet'en Grassroots Movement (facebook) January 8th - International Day of Action (facebook) Wet'suwet'en Access Point on Gidumt'en Territory (facebook) Unist'ot'en Camp (blog) Unist'ot'en Camp (facebook) sub.media category: Unist'ot'en This Is Not Over: Major Disruptions Continue in Support of Unist'ot'en Camp (itsgoingdown.org) Another End of the World Is Possible: Indigenous Solidarity and Blocking Extractive Infrastructure in Canada (mtlcounterinfo.org) North Shore Counter-Info: Posts tagged Unist'ot'en North Shore Counter-Info: Posts tagged Wet'suwet'en Alliance Against Displacement (facebook) Warrior Publications: Posts tagged Unist'ot'en #shutdowncanada #wetsuwetenstrong #thetimeisnow #notresspass Music in this episode: A Tribe Called Red - Unist'ot'en Camp - Stadium Pow Wow (feat. Black Bear) Spoken word clips from Unist'ot'en spokesperson Freda Huson
On this episode of Changing On The Fly, we kick it with Tomas Jirousek, an Indigenous student athlete at McGill University in Montreal. He's a rower & former hockey player hailing from the Kainai First Nation in Alberta, and he's been leading the charge to get McGill to change their racist varsity team name - The Redmen. The McGill admin is poised to make their final decision on the matter in January, so shit is about to get historic. Then we take you to a recent demonstration held at McGill on this issue. We'll hear from Nakuset of the Montreal Native Women's Shelter, and Denzel Sutherland-Wilson, another Indigenous athlete at McGill (from the Gitxan nation). We also talk about the RCMP attack against the Unist'ot'en Camp on Wet'suwet'en territory in northern BC. For more updates and info on that, check out www.unistoten.camp. Want to sign the petition to change the Redmen name? Check out https://www.change.org/p/mcgill-university-change-the-redmen-name Want to support this podcast? Check out our Patreon page! www.patreon.com/changingonthefly Changing On The Fly is a proud member of the Upford Network. Find your new favorite podcast at www.upfordnetwork.com!
A discussion with two indigenous communist organizers about Canadian settler-colonialism and revolutionary communism. Some references: Unist'ot'en Camp: http://unistoten.camp/no-pipelines/ Environmental Disaster: http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/…rrows-first-nation/ Mental Health: http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/aborig…stical-reality
Edition #875 Today we take a look at some of the potential environmental fallout of the recent US elections Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate Change: Our greatest health threat, or our greatest opportunity for better health? - Global Climate and Health Alliance (@GCHAlliance) - Air Date: 04-03-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Dreamtime - Faith In the Future Ch. 4: Act 2: US Could Quadruple Renewable Electricity by 2030 for 18 CENTS PER MONTH - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-26-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Future Is Now - Dune Ch. 6: Act 3: Politico & BP Blatantly Conspire To Hide BP's Devastating Oil Spill - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-23-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Journalist - The System Ch. 8: Act 4: First the Arctic, now Greenland's Ice is Melting... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-07-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Strong Animals - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture) Ch. 10: Act 5: Climate Change — Faith and Fact - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 9-12-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Genesis - Futureperfect Ch. 12: Act 6: Cable News Features Unhinged Climate Denier - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-09-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Nothing to See Here - Can't Remember the Last Time Ch. 14: Act 7: This is not the middle of the climate debate - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 10-31-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Stuck In the Middle With You - Stuck In the Middle With You (Remastered) - EP Ch. 16: Act 8: Will Climate Change Force Florida to Split Into Two? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-27-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Sink, Florida, Sink - As the Eternal Cowboy Ch. 18: Act 9: The climate desaster of the midterm elections - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 11-6-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ain't That Good News Ch. 20: Act 10: #KeystoneXL Under Congressional #Climate Deniers - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 21: Song 10: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of Ch. 22: Act 11: When fracking and oil compete, consumers & the economy win - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-07-14 Voicemails Ch. 23: Thoughts on religion episode from a non-athiest - Tim from Hyattsville, MD Ch. 24: What Maher and Harris was saying isn't that bad - Nick from Kansas Ch. 25: Important to recognize our own biases - Bassey from NYC Ch. 26: Frustrated by the left's response to Sam Harris - Greg from Baldwin Park, California Ch. 27: The pity(?) Pithy(?) stance - Mike From Nova Scotia Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 28: Final comments on the diversity of the listeners and one example of the minority Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism Update: KeystoneXL Under Congressional Climate Deniers Follow-up/New Action! Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline! via NRDC BioGems Tell President Obama to reject Keystone XL Use ContactingTheCongress.org to find your possibly new representatives and let them know you oppose Keystone. Additional activism: Watch/host a screening for ”Above All Else”: a documentary about the battle over the KXL pipeline in East Texas. h/t Tom Philpott at Mother Jones Follow "Above All Else” on Twitter and on Facebook Follow Idle No More’s work protecting the land and water in Canada as well as the rights of the Indigenous population there. Sources: "Senate Now Has Enough Votes To Pass Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Bill” by Katie Sheppard at HuffPo Politics "Meet the Senate’s New Climate Denial Caucus: Their views range from tepid acceptance of the science to flat-out rejection” by Tim McDonnell at Climate Desk "OMG. They Tell Her That Her Words Are BS Right To Her Face. So Satisfying.” — an amazing short film by AJ+ on the Unist'ot'en Camp founded by members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to resist the Tar Sands Gigaproject in Western Canada. via Upworthy ”Candidate Profile: Joni Ernst via Iowa Public Radio Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!